This section describes the supported platforms and requirements for displaying applications through SGD.
You can use SGD to access the following types of applications:
Microsoft Windows
X applications running on Oracle Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, and AIX application servers
Character applications running on Oracle Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, and AIX application servers
Applications running on IBM mainframe and AS/400 systems
Web applications, using HTML and Java technology
SGD supports the following protocols:
Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) at least version 5.2
X11
HTTP
HTTPS
SSH at least version 2
Telnet VT, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
TN3270E
TN5250
The SGD Enhancement Module is a software component that can be installed on an application server to provide the following additional functionality when using applications displayed through SGD:
Advanced load balancing
Client drive mapping (UNIX or Linux platforms only)
Seamless windows (Windows platforms only)
Audio (UNIX or Linux platforms only)
The following table lists the supported installation platforms for the SGD Enhancement Module.
Operating System | Supported Versions |
---|---|
Microsoft Windows (64-bit) | Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Microsoft Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) | Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2003 |
Oracle Solaris on SPARC platforms | 8, 9, 10, 10 Trusted Extensions |
Oracle Solaris on x86 platforms | 10, 10 Trusted Extensions |
Oracle Linux (32-bit and 64-bit) | 5 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (32-bit and 64-bit) | 10, 11 |
Oracle products certified on Oracle Linux are also certified and supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux due to implicit compatibility between both distributions. Oracle does not run any additional testing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux products.
On Oracle Solaris 10 Trusted Extensions platforms, only advanced load balancing is supported. Audio and CDM are not supported.
Application servers that are not supported platforms for the SGD Enhancement Module can be used with SGD to access a supported application type using any of the supported protocols.
SGD is supported and can be installed in an Oracle virtualized environment. If you encounter a problem when using an unsupported virtualization environment, you may be asked to demonstrate the issue on a non-virtualized operating system to ensure the problem is not related to the virtualization product.
Installation in zones is supported for Oracle Solaris 10. SGD can be installed in the global zone, or in one or more non-global zones. Installation in both the global zone and a non-global zone is not supported.
On Oracle Solaris 10 Trusted Extensions platforms, you must install SGD in a labeled zone. Do not install SGD in the global zone.
The following table shows the installation platforms for the SGD Enhancement Module that have been retired.
SGD Version | Platforms No Longer Supported |
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4.60 | OpenSolaris (all versions) Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Professional Windows XP Professional |
The SGD Enhancement Module no longer provides functionality that is supported on Windows Vista and Windows XP platforms. These platforms are still supported as an application server platform, see Section 2.4.3, “Microsoft Windows Terminal Services” .
SGD does not include licenses for Microsoft Windows Terminal Services. If you access terminal server functionality provided by Microsoft operating system products, you need to purchase additional licenses to use such products. Consult the license agreements for the Microsoft operating system products you are using to determine which licenses you must acquire.
From Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Terminal Services is renamed Remote Desktop Services.
SGD supports RDP connections to the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003 R2
Windows Server 2003
Windows 7 Ultimate
Windows 7 Professional
Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Business
Windows XP Professional
On Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP platforms, only full Windows desktop sessions are supported. Running individual applications is not supported. Seamless windows are also not supported.
The features supported by SGD depend on whether you connect using RDP or Oracle VM VirtualBox RDP (VRDP), as shown in the following table.
Table 2.1 Comparison of Features Supported by SGD When Using RDP and VRDP
Feature | RDP | VRDP |
---|---|---|
Audio recording (input audio) | ✗ | ✗ |
Audio redirection | ✓ | ✓ |
Clipboard redirection | ✓ | ✓ |
COM port mapping | ✓ | ✗ |
Compression | ✓ | ✗ |
Drive redirection (client drive mapping) | ✓ | ✗ |
Multi-monitor | ✗ | ✗ |
Network security (encryption level) | ✓ | ✓ |
Session directory | ✓ | ✗ |
Smart card device redirection | ✓ | ✗ |
Time zone redirection | ✓ | ✗ |
USB device redirection | ✗ | ✗ |
Video acceleration | ✗ | ✗ |
Windows printer mapping (client printing) | ✓ | ✗ |
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 support audio bit rates of up to 44.1 kHz. By default, SGD supports bit rates of up to 22.05 kHz. To support bit rates of up to 44.1 kHz, in the Administration Console go to the Global Settings, Client Device tab and select the Windows Audio: High Quality option.
SGD supports 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit color depths in a Windows Terminal Server session.
32-bit color is available on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 7 platforms. To display 32-bit color, the client device must be capable of displaying 32-bit color.
15-bit color depths are not supported. If this color depth is specified on the Terminal Server, SGD automatically adjusts the color depth to 8-bit.
You can only use the Low, Client-compatible, or High encryption levels with SGD. SGD does not support the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) encryption level.
To run X and character applications, SGD must be able to connect to the application server that hosts the application. SGD supports SSH, Telnet, and rexec as connection methods. SSH is the best for security.
SGD works with SSH version 2 or later. Because of SSH version compatibility problems, use the same major version of SSH, either version 2 or version 3, on all SGD hosts and application servers.
If you are using SSH to connect to X applications, you must enable X11 forwarding. You can do this either in your SSH configuration or by configuring the application in SGD. The Oracle Secure Global Desktop 4.6 Administration Guide has details on using SSH with SGD.
SGD supports the X Security extension. The X Security extension only works with versions of SSH that support the -Y option. For OpenSSH, this is version 3.8 or later
SGD includes an X server, based on X11R6.8.2.
SGD supports the following X extensions for X applications:
BIG-REQUESTS
BLINK
DAMAGE
DEC-XTRAP
DOUBLE-BUFFER
Extended-Visual-Information
GLX
MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
MIT-SHM
MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
NATIVE-WND
RDP
RECORD
RENDER
SCO-MISC
SECURITY
SGI-GLX
SHAPE
SYNC
TOG-CUP
X-Resource
XC-APPGROUP
XC-MISC
XFIXES
XFree86-Bigfont
XTEST
XTTDEV
The following X extensions are not supported:
KEYBOARD
RANDR
XINERAMA
XVIDEO
In SGD version 4.60, a new type of object called a dynamic application server was introduced. A dynamic application server is an object that represents a virtual server broker (VSB). SGD uses the VSB to obtain a list of application servers that can run an application.
SGD includes a VDI broker that enables you to give users access to desktops provided by an Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) server.
The following versions of VDI are supported:
Oracle VDI 3.2.2
Sun VDI 3.1.1
See Oracle Support Knowledge Document 1373652.1 if you want to use SGD with other versions of VDI.